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September 12, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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FARIDKOT UNION: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Employees Union, Ferozepore: president — Mr R.L. Machanda (Muktsar); vice-presidents — Mr Chadrika Singh (Faridkot), Mr Balwant Singh (Zira), Mr Narinder Singh (Abohar); and treasurer — Mr Rishi Raj (Moga). WORKSHOP: The Indian Dental Association, Punjab, organised a certificate workshop on easy steps to excellence in prosthodontics at the local Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Science on Monday. More than 100 delegates from different parts of Punjab participated in it. HOSHIARPUR JAGRAON KHANNA KHAMANO UNION: The Veterinary Pharmacist Union, Punjab, submitted a memorandum to the Animal Husbandry Minister, Dr Ratan Singh Ajnala, at Panjkoha village near here on Monday demanding the renaming of the post of veterinary pharmacist as the veterinary assistant. This was stated by the senior vice-president of the union, Dr Sukhdev Singh Kang. According to him, the minister assured the delegation that their demands would be sympathetically looked into. KHARAR YOGA CLASS: A joint class of yoga would be organised on September 16 at Rose Garden, Phase III-B-I, SAS Nagar, in which sadhaks from Kurali, SAS Nagar, Chandigarh and Ropar would participate. STRIKE: The municipal employees of Kharar have decided to go on strike on Thursday to protest against the policy of the Punjab government to abolish octroi in the state. The employees would stage a dharna outside the office of the municipal committee. DEMANDED: Mr Kamlesh Sharma, former sarpanch of Gharuan village, has alleged that all development works in the village has come to stand still as the Punjab government has not issued notification about the election of sarpanch of the village who was elected on July 29. He has demanded that the sarpanch should be called to take the oath of office so that the development works start in the village. LUDHIANA RESIDENTS’ APPEAL: Members of the New Millennium Club are sore over the bad condition of roads and absence of basic amenities in the Urban Estate, Dugri. Mr Kuldeep Singh Kreer, general secretary of the club, in a press note said on Tuesday that the area was transferred to Municipal Corporation from PUDA and people had hoped to get better civic amenities. But little had been done for the improvement, said Mr Kreer. He said condition of the outer road of MIG colony and the road in front of Durga Mata Mandir were in bad condition. Most of the streetlights were out of order he said. Residents had appealed to the authorities concerned to take steps to ensure better basic amenities in the area. TEEJ CELEBRATIONS: Students and staff of the Government College for Women celebrated Teej on the campus here on Tuesday. The students as well as the teachers came in traditional Punjabi attire and performed giddha. Swings were tastefully decorated with flowers for the function. Mehndi, rangoli and Ms Teej competitions were also arranged. Stalls of games, eatables, mehndi, tattoos were arranged. Ms Inderjeet Gill Vashisht, Principal of the college, told the students about importance of the day. CONDOLENCE MEETING: College teachers under the chairmanship of Prof Satish Sharma, Fellow of Panjab University and lecturer of Arya College, on Tuesday held a condolence meeting to mourn the sudden demise of Professor S.K. Gupta, Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. Prof Sharma said that Prof Gupta was an eminent scholar who provided the much needed academic leadership. The teachers observed a silence for two minutes as a mark of respect to the departed soul. MACHHIWARA TEACHERS AWARDED: Ms Kamla Devi Sharma, a primary teacher at Government Primary School, Salana Bet, and Mr Ram Pal Lakhi of Government Primary School, Ranwan, have got National Award for their contribution to the field of teaching. The award includes a letter of honour, silver medal and a cheque of Rs 25,000. The awards were presented by the Vice-President of India, Mr Krishan Kant Sharma. NEW ORGANISATION: To promote Punjabi culture, sports and sportspersons, a new organisation, International Punjabi Sabhyacharak Kendra was launched here on Tuesday. The following have been elected office-bearers of the Kendra: Director — Mr Dharam Pal Singh Councillor; Chairman — Mr Dilbagh Singh Magat; president — Mr Sukhdev Singh Bittu; genearl-secretary — Mr Purshotam Singh; service-president — Mr Major Singh Sangha; vice-president — Mr Chhinder Pal; press secretary — Mr Sukhwinder Singh; cashier — Mr Durga Ram; secretary — Mr Kulwan Singh; and assistant cashier — Mr Raj Kumar. PRAISED: Eminent educationists and representatives of various social organisations have praised the NIIT for generating a spirit of competition among students by holding a scholarship test for various computer courses. It may be recalled that the NIIT had announced a heavy concession in admission fee for those qualifying in this test. In Machhiwara, about 150 students appeared in the test which was conducted on September 9. The interviews of successful candidates were held on Tuesday. MEETING: A meeting of the Machhiwara Welfare Association has been called on Wednesday to take stock of the social activities being organised in the area. Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Mr Sanjaydeep Mohindru, secretary of the association, said the association would organise various programmes in the near future. MANSA PROGRAMME: A programme, ‘‘teach to the future’’ held on the premises of the local SDKL DAV Centenary Public School from August 30 and organised by Intel concluded on Tuesday. Two batches, each of 20 teachers, were imparted training simultaneously. MOGA NAWANSHAHR NON-FUNCTIONAL TELEPHONES: Resentment prevails among telephone subscribers here over the working of the local Telecom Department as a number of telephones have been non-functional in the town and nothing is being done to repair them. The authorities attribute the fault to a damaged underground cable.
PHAGWARA SCHOOL UPGRADED: Punjab Tourism Minister Swarna Ram on Monday inaugurated the upgraded government school at Panshta village. He also opened Rs 9.37 lakh village “phirni” and Rs 9.50 lakh link road between Panshta and a religious place, Baba Phaliana Sahib. PHILLAUR SAMRALA ENHANCE WAGES: About 300 watchmen of the Samrala tehsil met Jathedar Kirpal Singh Khirnian, member of the SGPC, and Mr Kuldeep Singh Gharkhana, chairman of the local Market Committee, here on Tuesday under the leadership of Mr Sarup Singh, their president. They are demanding enhancement in their salary by Rs 200 within one month. They said otherwise they would launch an agitation from November 1. “Presently they are getting just Rs 400 per month”, Mr Sarup Singh added. Earlier they raised anti-government slogans on the premises of teshil compound. Jathedar Khirnian and Mr Gharkhana assured the delegation to send their demands to the Chief Minister. AGITATION: The Patwar Union, Punjab (Revenue), has decided to start an agitation from October 1 in protest against the non-implementation of their demands accepted by Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab, on January 30, 2001, said Mr Gurmel Singh, state president of the union. Talking to mediapersons in the local civil rest house, both the leaders said a emergency meeting had been called on Saturday on 15 in the old tehsil premises of Ludhiana to chalk out the protest movement. MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED: The Municipal Employees’ Union of Nagar Council, Samrala, submitted a memorandum to Mr S. S. Brar, SDM, here on Tuesday. Wearing black clothe and carrying black banners, the employees raised anti-government slogans. They demanded they should be adjusted somewhere else before octroi was abolished in Punjab. Later, they burnt an effigy of the state government. Mr Brar assured them that their memorandum would be sent to the Punjab Government. TARN TARAN COUNCIL: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Council of Junior Engineering, PSEB: president — Mr Harlinder Singh, vice-president — Mr Harjinder Singh Kohli; secretary — Mr Sukhdev Singh; joint secretary — Mr Raman Kumar; and treasurer — Mr Naranjan Singh. CASE REGISTERED: The wildlife staff of the bird sanctuary at Harike has registered a case for catching fish illegally against two persons of Harike village. About 50 kg fish was seized from them. The accused have been identified as Naranjan Singh and Basant Singh. A case has been registered. |
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AMBALA APPOINTED: The Director General of Police and president of the Haryana Hockey Association has appointed Mr Sandeep Khirwar, Superintendent of Police, Ambala, as the president of the District Hockey Association. MEETING: A meeting of the B.B.Sewa Samiti was held under the presidentship of Mr Pradeep Sharma. The samiti chairman, Mr Suraj Mohan, said at the meeting that discussion on strengthening the organisation was held and efforts to increase the membership was deliberated upon. FATEHABAD KURUKSHETRA REWARI SONEPAT ATTACK: Salim Lambardar of Kheri Gujjar village was attacked and injured by a group of persons in the judicial complex here on Monday. According to a report, he had gone to the complex as a witness in a case of divorce. MARCH: Employees of the Haryana roadways took out a march here on Monday in support of their demands. They also submitted a charter of demands to Mr Suraj Mal Antil, MLA and Chairman of the HAFED. SUICIDE: Meena, a housewife, committed suicide by allegedly taking insecticide tablets in her house at Janata Colony here on Tuesday. According to the police, she took this extreme step following a family dispute. WORK SUSPENDED: Members of the district Bar Association suspended the work on Tuesday in protest against the failure of the police to arrest those involved in a robbery committed at the house of Mr Shamlal Tyagi, president of the association. According to a report, lawyers of Gohana and other places also suspended their work. CALL GIVEN: The Dairy Owners Association on Tuesday gave a call to the dairy owners not to pay tax to the local municipal council till they were allotted plots outside the municipal limits. On a directive of the state government the municipal council was contemplating to shift the dairies.  |
BILASPUR DHARAMSALA KANGRA KULU HYDEL PROJECT: Mr Harsh Gupta, Chief Secretary and Chairman, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, visited the 800 kw Ruskat
mini-hydel power project in the Manikaran valley on Monday. The project was completed in a record time by Messers Indu Shree Power Private Ltd at a cost of Rs 498 lakh. The Chief Secretary was accompanied by the Deputy
Commissioner, Mr H.C. Thakur, member, technical, HPSEB, Mr Narender
Chauhan, and other senior engineers of the board. KUMARHATTI MANDI NAHAN SUICIDE: Chura Khan (50) of Dandipur Konthron village in the tehsil committed suicide by allegedly shooting himself with his licenced gun on Monday. He was a Class IV employee at the senior secondary school,
Taruwala, in Paonta tehsil. A case has been registered. SHIMLA SOLAN |
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